Endless talk of all things sparkly.

SHOW ME YOUR RINGS

SHOW ME YOUR RINGS! XXIV

{from top to bottom: jewelry designer Wendy Brandes wearing rings on every finger blogger with her own take on initail rings–L-O-V-E Scosha showing off the potential of their designs, lots of possibilities! jewelry designer Sarah Swell with her custom engagement ring and… Read More

Engagement/Wedding Rings

Laura Tedesco’s Engagement Ring

When someone is in the jewelry biz and deals with engagement rings on a daily basis, when it comes to having one yourself–well, that is actually a tough dilemma!  It took jewelry designer Laura Tedesco several months, a few inspiration boards, and long talks with her groom-to-be… Read More

Obsessions

Summer 2012 Inspiration Board

The summer heat is brutal this year, with no end in sight!  Here are a few things that have been inspirational for me this July: {new house=learning how to decorate to suit your style.  This is my living room, finally complete! these Chopard earrings illustrate the “golden diamond”… Read More

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Celebrity Jewelry

Guilty Pleasure: Ben Baller’s Blog

  If you are known as “Ben Baller” then you know you are living the life.  I came across his pictures on Instagram–they usually make the “Popular” page almost as soon as he posts them.  I noticed many of his photos depicted diamond encrusted anything and everything,… Read More

Books

My Charmed Life by Beth Bernstein

I love jewelry books--always get excited when one debuts–this one especially.  A book dedicated to how jewelry has influenced one person’s life, in this case author Beth Bernstein, and its called My Charmed Life: Rocky Romances, Precious Family Connections and Searching for a Band of Gold.  Taken from… Read More

Celebrity Jewelry

Dana Rebecca Bow Earrings on Kourtney Kardashian

Kourtney Kardashian took to Twitter to announce her love for her Dana Rebecca bow earrings–which she has two pairs in order to get this cool double-bow look. The earrings are 14k yellow gold and have 0.18 carats worth of diamonds in total. Read More